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oh, of course they were, but in the past I could see the creature behind the stat block and saw the stat block as a representation of...
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I never tracked torches or food either, but the current iteration just does not feel grounded to me. In their effort to file off any...
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Exactly. Keith is writing a 2024 monster update book. He's not happy with 5.5 but unsure what his next steps will be so threw the...
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3. Things were better in my day, when players weren’t so coddled and we had to fight trolls just to get to school each day, uphill both...
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Little differences in the rule set can lead to huge differences in play. That said, I think there are pretty massive differences...
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Clearly the 5E team didn't send out enough surveys!
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To be charitable to Keith, he has a successful brand and series of books for 5e14. Moving on isn't just a matter of running a new...
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